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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

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Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

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Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-February 2021 Edition

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Recovery won’t happen overnight, but the industry will recover with lessons learned and new ways of thinking already in place.” On average, guests in Kansas City spent 11 percent more per order than guests in Tampa Bay. The number of gift cards sold during this period was significantly lower than in 2018 and 2019.

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White Castle Flips for Flippy and Burma Bites

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“With 92% of restaurant traffic now off-premise, this funding gives us the opportunity to provide more restaurants with innovative ways to reach more consumers. Coatue led the investment in this round alongside other prominent industry innovators and investors in Lunchbox’s seed round. Chowly Teams with Grubhub.

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Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

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Kempczinski was one of key hires during this period, joining McDonald's in September 2015 as executive vice president of strategy, business development & innovation following leadership positions at Kraft and Pepsi. Sharing best practices on successful, creative and innovative solutions to reduce wasted food across industry sectors.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

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“Over the past 40 years, TSFR has developed a strong reputation as a leader in the restaurant industry and fostered a talented and engaged team that delights our guests,” said Mark Schostak, Executive Chairman at TSFR. Who is a James Beard Award winner? The companies will launch a two-way integration.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

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In 2018 she became the first solo woman to win Grand Cochon, a national whole hog cook-off. As part of the effort, KitchenAid is partnering with JBF to create more possibilities in the kitchen for culinary professionals as they face a difficult recovery.

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